JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
_ _ _____ (Corporation ) _ 
Summer Flowering Bulbs and Plants 
Breck’s Choice Gladiolus 
Gladioli, in all their many magnificent varieties, de¬ 
serve to he grown in every garden. They are of easy 
culture, will grow in any garden soil, and are valuable 
for cut flowers. 
Breck’s High Grade Mixture. A superb collection giving 
a wide range of color of wide open flowers, beauti¬ 
fully marked and including many of the named 
varieties. Especially selected as to combination and 
blending of colors, so that they may be used for 
cut flowers as well as for massing. $1.00 per doz.; 
$5.00 per 100. 
For our list of the very best and choicest varieties 
see pages 13 and 14. _ 
Achimenes. Free flowering plants of easy cultivation. 
The bulbs should be potted early in a mixture of 
loam and leaf mould. Keep warm and water care¬ 
fully. Assorted colors $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Amaryllis. Lovely lily like plants that produce flowers 
in almost every shade of color. 
A. Belladonna Major. Rosy pink, fragrant. 25c each. 
A. Formosissima (Jacobean Lily). Blooms freely out 
of doors, flowers velvety crimson. 15c each; $1.75 
per doz. 
A. Johnsonni. Large crimson and white flowers. 75c 
each; $4.00 per doz. 
Begonias. (Tuberous Rooted) 
These are desirable plants for bedding, the flowers 
are not destroyed by rain storms, but seem to shine 
more brilliantly after every shower. The colors are 
varied and beautiful. Our bulbs are imported from the 
most reliable source known. Single flowered sorts are 
as follows: Red, Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, Pink, White, 
Yellow, Bronze, Striped. 5c each; 50c doz.; $3.75 per 
100; $32.00 per 1000. 
Single Flowered Mixed. 4c each; 40c doz.; $3.00 per 100; 
$27.00 per 1000. 
Double Flowered Sorts. Same color as the single kind. 
10c each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.50 per 100; $55.00 per 1000. 
Double Flowered Mixed. 8c each; 85c per doz.; $5.50 per 
100; $50.00 per 1000. 
New Single Frilled. The flowers of this variety are very 
large, borne on stout stems and beautifully frilled. 
In six separate colors. $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Count Zeppelin. Intense scarlet, 8 to 10 inches in height 
with full double flowers 1 V* inches across. Blossoms 
from July until frost. 20c each; $2.00 per doz. 
LaFayette. Brilliant scarlet with size and habit same as 
Count Zeppelin. 20c each; $2.00 per doz. 
Marmorata. Striped and flaked. Good form and free 
flowering. Single flowered, 10c each; $1.00 per doz. 
Double flowered, 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 
Crispa Fimbriata. Beautifully formed and fimbriated 
flowers in many shades. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 
Gloxinias 
Bulbs potted up in nice sandy loam in February or 
March will bloom in June or July. Strong flowering 
bulbs in six vseparate colors. 10c each; $1.00 per doz.; 
$7.50 per 100. 
Caladium Esculentum. Beautiful ornamental foliage 
plant. The leaves are of immense size, light green 
with darker veins; will grow in any good garden 
soil to a height of 5 feet. Dry bulbs, according to 
size, 10c, 15c and 20c each; $1.00 to $2.00 per doz. 
Cinnamon Vine. Hardy climber, shining green foliage, 
fragrant white flowers. 5c each; 50c doz. 
Madiera Vines. A beautiful rapid growing climber, bear¬ 
ing in profusion very fragrant white flowers. 5c 
each; 50c doz. 
Milla Biflora. Beautiful white waxy flowers with pale 
lemon anthers, deliciously fragrant. Plant outdoors 
in May, take up bulbs in fall. 5c each; 50c per doz. 
Hyacinths Candicans. A hardy summer flowering Hya¬ 
cinth with erect spikes of pure white flowers. 3 feet 
high. 40c doz.; $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 
Hardy Lilies 
There is no class of hardy flowering plants so desir¬ 
able. They succeed very well amongst shrubbery. Some 
of the late varieties do not arrive from Japan before 
the ground freezes, but we carry these in cold storage 
until spring when they may be planted out with good 
success. Deep planting is advisable, 9 to 12 inches ac¬ 
cording to size of bulb. 
Auratum. Golden Banded Lily of Japan. Immense white 
flowers, each petal marked with a wide gold band, 
and spotted with maroon. 
—Mammoth Bulbs. 40c each; $3.00 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
—Extra Large. 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
—First Size Bulbs. 15c each; $1.50 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Speciosum Album. Large pure white flowers. 
—Mammoth Bulbs. 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
—Extra Large Bulbs. 20c each; $2.00 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Speciosum Magnificum. Rich crimson. The finest colored 
of all Speciosums. 
—Mammoth Bulbs. 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
—Extra Large. 15c each; $1.50 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Speciosum Melpomene. White, suffused with darkest 
crimson. 
—Mammoth Bulbs. 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
— Extra Large. 20c each; $2.00 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Speciosum Roseum. White, stained and spotted rose. 
—Mammoth Bulbs. 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
—Extra Large. 20c each; $2.00 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Speciosum Rubrum. White with rich crimson spots. 
—Mammoth Bulbs. 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
—Extra Large. 20c each; $2.00 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Batemaniae. Clear orange apricot, without spots, 6 to 8 
flowers borne on a stem. 4 ft. high. 20c each; $2.00 
doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Browni. Trumpet-shaped flowers; interior pure white 
with chocolate colored anthers; exterior brownish pur¬ 
ple. Height 3 ft. 60c each; $6.00 doz. 
Canadense (Canadian Bell-Flowered Lily). Colors vary 
from reddish orange to yellow. Marked with black. 
Height 4 ft., 15c each; $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 
Henryi (The Yellow Speciosum). A very beautiful hardy 
Lily from northern China. Plants are of vigorous 
growth. They frequently attain the height of 6 ft. 
Each stem carrying from 5 to 8 flowers of a rich 
apricot yellow. Brown spots. 60c each; $6.00 doz. 
Superbum. Yellowish red. Height 4 ft. 20c each; $1.50 
doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Tigrinum Splendens (Tiger Lily). Fiery scarlet flower, 
spotted black. Height 6 ft. 10c each; 75c doz.; $5.00 
per 100. 
Tigrinum Flore Pleno. Double Flowered orange, spotted 
black. Height 4 ft. 10c each; 75c doz.; $5.00 100. 
Wallacei. Glowing apricot freely spotted with black. 
Height 3 ft. 15c each; $1.50 do z.; $10.00 per 100. 
Montbretia Crocosmiaeflora. Very large flowers of fine 
shape; base of flowers is bright orange, sprinkled 
with purple spots. 25c per doz.; $1.00 per 100; $6.00 
per 1000. 
Montbretia Germanica. A decided acquisition, grows 3 
feet high and of branching habit. The flowers meas¬ 
ure 3 inches across; color glowing scarlet shaded 
with orange. 75c doz.; $5.50 per 100. 
Tigridia (Shell Flower). Beautiful large shell like flowers 
produced from July until frost. 
T. Conchiflora. Orange and crimson spots. 60c doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
T. Grandiflora Alba. White flowers spotted with ma¬ 
roon and rose. 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
T. Grandiflora Crimson. 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
T. Pavonia. Red with crimson spots. 60c per doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
Tuberoses. Double Pearl Excelsior. These are universal 
favorites and very easily grown. Before potting re¬ 
move the small offsets, use rich loam and start in 
hot hed or in house; do not set out until all danger 
from frost is past. 5c each; 30c per doz.; $2.00 
per 100. 
